Sheriff’s Office building to be dedicated to Crevasse

The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office on Southeast Hawthorne Road will be dedicated to former Sheriff Joe M. Crevasse Jr. during a public ceremony Tuesday.

By Karen VoylesStaff writer

The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office on Southeast Hawthorne Road will be dedicated to former Sheriff Joe M. Crevasse Jr. during a public ceremony Tuesday.

Crevasse Jr. served as Alachua County sheriff for 1955 to 1976 after serving as the University of Florida's first police chief from 1947 to 1955. His ties to UF include receiving both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees there in agriculture.

The buidling dedication will begin at 4 p.m. at the flagpole outside the Sheriff’s Office at 2621 Hawthorne Road.